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The telecast drew 5.34 million viewers from
across all NBC platforms, up 8 percent vs. 2023 and 10 percent
over 2022, when the 12:45 p.m. ET start was pushed back four
hours by inclement weather. The audience peaked at 6.46 million
viewers at the end of the race.
The race finally started at 4:45 p.m. ET
Josef Newgarden outdueled Pato O'Ward late to take the checkered
flag for his second consecutive Indy 500 win. The two exchanged
the lead repeatedly in the final five laps in one of the most
dramatic finishes in recent race history.
The rain delay also opened the race to be carried live in the
Indianapolis market, only the fourth time the Indy 500 has been
carried live locally since 1950, Sports Business Journal
reported.
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